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THE CHINA MAIL, MONDAY, APRIL 24, 1950,

ACHESON ATTACK ON SOVIET "Restoration of

U.S. backing of Chiang protested

London, April 22.

The Britain-China Friend-

chip Association today passed

a recolution protesting against

American support

for the

Chinese Nationalist leader, Chiang Kai-shak.

A meeting of the Associa tion here also demanded that Britain should support Com- munkat

China's requent

for the

it rightful place" on United Nations' Security Council.

The Association decided to send deputations with the two resolutions to the American Embassy and the British For elgn Office.

Organizations represented at the meeting Included unions of the electrical trades, ċivil servants, Post Office engineers, furniture operatives, builders and miners-Router.

vehicle

Wales

Communism threat to Western civilisation AMERICA THE TARGET

Washington, April 22.

The Secretary of State, Mr. Dean Acheson, today described Soviet Commu- nism as a threat to Western civilisation and charged the Soviet Union with striving to eliminate the United States.

Mr. Acheson also called upon Americans to buy more abroad, "to get our

trade with the rest of the world into balance.”

The Secretary of State was spooking at a dinner meeting of the American

· Society of Newspaper Editors in Washington.

"We are faced with a threat not only to our country but to the civilisation In which we live, and to the whole phy-

sical Bouth

SCOTS TO DEMAND HOME RULE

Edinburgh, April 22. Backed by a petition with

"it is important in this hour of danger to concentrate our minda and energies on using the machinery we have at hand, on expanding it, and making it work," Mr. Acheson said.

PLAN FOR ATLANTIC COUNCIL

monarchy in Portugal soon

Lisbon, April 22.

Portugal's 7,700,000 people, under a Republican `system of Government for the past 40 years, may soon have a king to reign over them once again.

This was confidently predicted here today by the well-known writer, Viscount Dr. Joao Amegli, member of the Portuguese Parliament and one of the most prominent Portuguese monar chists.

He was discussing yester- day's unanimous vote by the 120-member National As- sembly approving a bill which proposed the abolition of laws! banning Portuguese Royal' Families from Portugal.

The laws to be abolished under the bill dates back to 1834 and 1910, when the Republic was proclaimed,

Approval of their abolition was voted by the Portuguese Upper House, the 105-member Corpora tive Chamber, nearly a year ago, The new proposals, would end the exile of the Portuguese Pre- tender, Dom Duarte Nuno of Washington, April 22.

Braganza (grandson of King Mr. Roscoe E. Drummond, Michael I, who was exiled to Marshall Plan European In-Austria in 1834). formation Chief, today urged the creation of a North Atlantic Switzerland. Political Council to shoulder responsibilities blocked by the Russian veto in the United Nations.

Dom Duarte has been living in

Viscount Ameall said, "I think

the Monarchy is likely to be re- stored in Portugal soon, though I cannot forecast exactly when."

Only solution

Moscow

publishes U.S. reply

Moscow, April 22. Moscow newspapers publish- ed side by side without_com- ment today the United States' reply to Russia's original note: on the American plane lost in the Baltic and the Soviet counter-reply last night.

The Russian reply rejected a claim for indemnity made in the

American note of April 18 which argued that Soviet fighter planes shot down the American plane,

The full texts of both state- ments appeared on the second page, the usual place for Foreign once statements.

more than 1,000,000 signa- not thought it wise to use mili-conference could be thrashed out. nations of the North Atlantic the restorallon of the Monarchy articles on the 80th birthday of

tures, Scottish Independents decided here today to send Commissioners to London to demand separate home rule for Scotland.

The Secretary of State con- tinued: "If we cease to be ra-

then

More. Chinta 1,000 delegates, mecting as the Scottish National Assembly, cheered as

we will be softened up. and up- Then we will be too weak to posal was approved. plauded when speakers threaten-stand up to Communist thrusts

her

London properly to attend business.

to

the

future."

the

or

Atlantic

Back pages of today's Moscow newspapers gave prominence to American Press comment on the "Baltic incident" datelined New York.

Meanwhile the U. 15. Navy in London announced that liferaft found in the Baltic Sea after a U. S. Navy Privateer plane was marking as those on equipment issued to the missing craft's squadron.

work in Europe had convinced the Ruthorise the return of lost in the area bore the same

environment in which that civilisation con exist,"

"The free nations of Europe he said. "The threat we are have bonded together in the facing comes from a system Council of Europe, in the Mar- which denies every premise shall Plan organisation, and in n we hold valid. Soviet Com- smaller group known as the munism does not permit diver- Western Union. We can work sity of Idras. Freedom, this with all of these organisations. doctrine says, is an evil thing." We can use whichever is best suited to accomplish particular United purpose. Pointing out that the

What we need to do is States was the main target of to expand the machinery we Russian Communism, the Scere- have, to improve 11, to use it with tary of State declared this meant boldness and imagination, and. that "the Soviet authorities would where

necessary, to supplement use, and gladly use, any

means with, new machinery." at their command to werken and He continued: "In the United

Although they have Nations we have a dozen or more Society of Newspaper Editors Mr. In an address to the American harm us.

tables, nt which our Drummond declared, "The free Portuguese monarchists consider Viscount Ameal! added, "The tary force against us, they are differences

Front pages were given over to trying other methods. One me-where unfortunately the Soviet community must strengthen our hud is the attempt to confuser and chair stands empty at the present political, our economie and our

the only complete, definite solu- Lenin, founder of the Soviet Une. We shall g on trying to military alliance for peace, and I

tion for Portugal's political pro- State." divide the American people."

find a common ground for agree-think we have the right to look blem

The Lenin thesis that the pea- ment, not perfect

eternal to the meeting of the North At-

"However, in accordance with Iceful co-existence of the Soviet the Pretender Dom Duarte's Union and the land of capitalism tional and resulute; if we can be emerit, but at least a better lantie Foreign Ministers In Lon-

own directions, they will not

was possible was emphasized by brought to doubt one another-arrangement for living together don next month as the occasion

in greater safety."

to do this."

take any steps that may cause the publication in the front page Such a Council would mean

disorder or dissension in Por-

of "Fravda", Soviet Communist Total diplomacy that the free nations, bound to-

tugal at

time when the des Party organ, of interviews given of tiny He said there can be no agree-gether In this alliance for peace,

Europe and of the by Lenin to Anglo-American cor- ed further action if the London In other parts of the world, unment with the Soviet Union un-would be in continuous consulta- world is so uncertain.

respondents 30 years ago. This Cinvernment refuses to negotiate, too divided and confused to stund less the latter abandons its policy tion and capable of taking con-

"They expect, however, with was the first time they had been The Assembly wants legisla- up to Communist infiltration at

in the common calm confidence that the moment published in Russia. which "Includes stant action tion to allow Scotland to deal in home, To create that situation is of aggression,

welfare.

will arrive soon when the resto- own Parliament with purely one of the main objectives of the not only military attack, but pre-

A North

Political ration of the Monarchy in Portu- warfare and the secret paganda Scottish affairs.

people in the Kremlin."

Council, free of the possibility of gal will become opportune, as the of free Spokesmen have expressed no Another objective of the Soviet undermining

countries the Russian veto, could discharge best guarantee of maintaining from within." desire to cut all thes with Eng-Government, Mr. Acheson said, is

"The United States is deter- in the Atlantic community the the order established by the pre- land but it is argued Lat the toerente the impression that a

responsibilities which the United sent regime under the Premier, Parliament Is unoble Communist victory, is an historie mined that Communism shall not Nations Security Council ly pre Dr. Salazar, and assuring the good

Scottish

by hook

Gr crook or inevitability,-"the way of

trickery vented from discharging at Lake future of Portugal." undermine our country or any Success.

The National Assembly's dect other free country that desires to Delegates today derided that,

Mr. Drummond said that his 'sion to maintain its. freedom." it the Government falls to satis

Family was published fy the Commissioners, the As-

He predicted that the world's him that while the Communists prominently in Portuguese news balane sembly should petition the King

of balance

productive power might not want war, they do not papers today. would swing and make separate requests for

in favour of the want peace.

The news was especially high- It added, however, that the support to the Governments

Kremlin once. Russia could get They would not abandon their lighted in the Government Party raft has not been definitely iden- Dominions in the British. Com-

1. To demonstrate that our Europe.

control of Japan and Western tactics until the free world de- newspaper "Diario de Manha"

tised as one of those carried by a decision in the missing craft, innwealth.

own faith in freedom is a burn-

monstrated an Impregnable unity which called it

presumably Despite the extent of support

Mr. Acheson reiterated his ples and strength.

which another step had been shot down by the Russians carly fas the petition, and the exising and fighting faith."

Presi for talal diplomacy, or a pre- Implementation

"Despite significant setbacks in taken towards sincere reconcilia- this month. 400 Mr tence in Scotland of nearly committers working together for dent Truman's proposed extension quisite for which he cited a bi-Europe, the Communists have lion of the Portuguese,Reuter.

of information partisan policy at home as well made perilous headway in Asia and intensification of home rule, opinion is divided.

The Edinburgh Town Council programmes directed abroad tas abroad, since there is no longer and they show no signs what-

Soviet propagandu.

difference between foreign soever of giving up anywhere else 3. Hwe

He concluded his fences wisely and prudently, with

by said. Reuter. speech b Stressing the role of the nation #s) all the ingenuity and all

whale in International relations, methods in which we are best versed to make ourselves strong. diplomat who shouldered the task

|in contrast to the

PEKING ON WAR old-time 4. He emphasised the impor-of

DANGER tance of

economic means as a of dealing with foreign Govern-

Individual. In ofments as an

Ban Francisco, Aprit 22. Protection against the threat of Communism. Advocating an or-modern-era the part-formerly The-Chinese-Communist-radio,

-The-Foreign Minister-George of inter- Yeh, branded the pact another. explayed by diplomats has now been in its weekly review derly and free system of

*

sald today instance of the Soviet disregard Washington April 22. change, he said: "We are going taken over by the whole nation national events,

"The danger of a new war still for treaty obligations and added, co-operation in to have to make great national

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the world, wieschts itself United States foreign policy, just effort to get our own trade with see? The thought that I want in speeded up preparations for war, bartering away

will the world remains. Amerlen has not only t is also another instance of by the puppet reviving under personal impetus the rest of the world into balance, leave with you is that each of but the extent and scale of their Peking Communist from President Truman, was to-to get out of the situation where day threatened by a possible Re-we are selling abroad much more bears a measure of responsi- madness far exceeds that of Hlt-China's birthright."

Mbility publican revolt against internn- then we are buying, and

and malting

for the answer-United ler, in his day. Dicas | Press, fional trade proposals.

up the difference out of the por- Leading Republicans have pro-kets of American tax-payers. No- posed that the Secretary of State, body here, or abroad, wants that Mr. Dean Acheson, delay action situation to continue indefinitely. on United States membership of As part of the remedy, we shall the 54-pation International Trade have to buy more from abroad, Organisation as a goodwill ges-and that will demand a concerted ture for the bi-partisan polley.

Internu- The revalt over the tional Trade Organisation blew up after Mr. Acheson-without consulting the Republicans

The fifth and sixth lines of ac urged

House Committee to speed up action on the Charter, tion deal with the political means signed in Geneva in 1848 with of International Intercourse be- the aim of reducing trade bar tween the United States and the riers and ending commercial non-Communist, world, en the warfare, Router.

of

Six courses

Το

threat counter the

of Communism, Mr. Acheson pra- posed six lines of action.

of

any

ignored invitations to be repre- eolinteract must organise our dr./questions and domestic questions. In the world", Mr. Drummond

sented at today's meeting. Last week the Scotish Trades Unions Council

resolution rejected D calling for home rule-Reuter.

BIPARTISAN

-CO-OPERATION.

THREATENED

Bipartisan

national effort."

Hour of dangor

other hand,

which thus

this

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to

The raft has been shipped to Washington for further examina- tion. Reuter and Associated Press.

DENUNCIATION OF NEW TRADE PACT

Talpeh, April 22.

Manila, April 22, -Seven were killed and 11 in- The Chinese Nationalists today

invalid the proclaimed

trade jured last night when a crowded agreement between Russia and bus and a car collided on a high- Communist China announced on way about 60 miles North West Friday.

of Manila.-Associated Press.

regime of

Hitler's Axis was smaller in "The Peking regime exchanges scale than the North Atlantic the products of sweat and blood aggressive bloc. Moreover, Hit-of the Chinese people and impor- ler's aggressive activities fell far lant national resources for Soviet short of

ald, America's total diplo-farmy

ammunition with the macy.

Action must be directed which it hopes to suppress against the imperialists in order anti-imperialist and anti-totali-

of efforts the Chinese Manila, April 23. to prevent a new war."-United ariat Carlos P. Romulo, Jnr., son of Press.

govemment."Associated Press. the United Nations General As- sembly President, was alightly Injured In a car

accident Angeles, Pampanga.

Young Romulo was one of six persons in a car which left the road and turned upside

down. The group was bound for Baguio. -Associated Press.

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